This multi-touch touch panel built by [thiagesh D] might look like it came from the retro-futuristic worlds of Blade Runner or Alien, but thanks to a detailed build video and a fairly short list of required parts, it could be your next weekend project. The build starts with a sheet of acrylic, which has a
Read MoreNir Eyal, who wrote the industry manual for hooking people on tech, now has a recipe to free you — even though it was your fault to begin with. Addicted to Screens? That’s Really a You Problem Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! The days of phones getting smaller and smaller are over. I mean, who really wants a device that they might actually lose in, say, a shoe? Not me, for one. No, what we need are bigger phones. Phones with
Read MoreWe waded through 11 extremely dense pages of technical jargon and distilled the essence of these next-generation autonomous vehicle guidelines so you don’t have to. Roadshow explains the SAE’s new self-driving testing guidelines – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreUp to 15% off Select Garage Openers | Home Depot Read more… Save Up to 15% On Select Garage Door Openers at Home Depot Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreJulia Alexander / The Verge: Report: Ninja’s manager says he left Twitch for Mixer because Twitch’s contract was too restrictive towards outside brand deals, limiting growth beyond gaming — Manager says Twitch didn’t respect their wishes — Tyler “Ninja” Blevins’ surprising departure from Twitch came after months … Report: Ninja's manager says he left Twitch
Read MoreOne thing that always means the end of the year is close is the reappearance of TV ads for “The Clapper.” After all, who needs home automation when you can clap on and clap off? While we’re partial to our usual home automation solutions, [Utsource123] shows us that building a clapper can be a fun
Read MoreTwo new Arm-powered Windows devices that want to bridge the gap between phone and PC. Microsoft Surface Pro X vs. Samsung Galaxy Book S: Arms race – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDo I want my virtual life to be Disneyfied? I tried Facebook’s vision for the social future of VR, and it’s full of question marks – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFrom over-ear models that paint a full aural portrait to powerful in-ear buds that pack fantastic sound in their tiny frames, we’ve assembled five of Sennheiser’s best headphones here in one place. Find the pair that work best for you — because frankly, they’re all pretty amazing. 4 Sennheiser headphones that will change the way
Read MoreRumors of next year’s iPad Pro and MacBook Pro models are already surfacing. Deep Fusion rises and the 2020 MacBook Pro could get a key new technology – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOur robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Baudriallard used to say: Let’s add the milk of data to the cereal of understanding! Bitcoin Price We closed
Read MoreWhy should kids have all the newfangled fun? They shouldn’t! Quarter-life crises are on the rise, and those who can are spoiling their inner child with adult-sized Heelys and electric Mario Karts that can drift. [austiwawa] finally got his hands on a used Crazy Cart XL, and while it’s incredibly fun, the puny 500W motor
Read MoreGreg Sterling / Search Engine Land: As Verizon sells off MapQuest for a pittance, a look at the long, slow decline of the once dominant online mapping site which AOL bought for $1.1B in 2000 — Once the dominant mapping site, the decline of Mapquest is a story of disruptive competition and corporate complacency. As
Read MoreFinSMEs: Edify Labs, which provides software to manage customer engagement and cross-team collaboration, raises $10M seed led by First Round Capital — Edify Labs, a Carmel, Indiana-based provider of a software platform for businesses to manage customer engagement and cross-team collaboration, closed a $10m seed funding. Edify Labs, which provides software to manage customer engagement
Read MoreYou didn’t forget about this pay-per-view, did you? WWE Hell in a Cell 2019: How to watch, match card, start times and WWE Network – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou’ve probably heard of the brave pilots, the so-called ‘few’, that took to the air in their Supermarine Spitfires and saved the day during the Battle of Britain. It’s a story that contains a lot of truth, but as is so often the case, it masks a story with a bit more complexity. Those pilots
Read MoreDuncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: Cybersecurity startup Kenna Security raises $48M Series D led by Sorenson Capital and Citi Ventures, bringing total raised to ~$98M — Risk-based vulnerability cybersecurity startup Kenna Security Inc. today said it has raised $48 million in new funding to accelerate its international expansion and drive product development. Cybersecurity startup Kenna Security
Read MoreWith picks from Apple, Asus, Dell, Lenovo and Microsoft, we’ve got an affordable laptop for every student. Best college laptops for 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: Geospatial tech startup SenSat, which uses AI to create digital representations of real-world locations, raises $10M Series A led by Tencent — SenSat, a geospatial technology startup that digitizes real-world places for infrastructure projects, has raised $10 million in a series A round … Geospatial tech startup SenSat, which uses AI
Read MoreNatalie Novick / Tech.eu: France-based AnotherBrain, developer of AI software that costs less and uses less energy by not relying on big data sets, raises €19M Series A — Deep learning company AnotherBrain has announced the first closing of their Series A, to the tune of €19 million. France-based AnotherBrain, developer of AI software that
Read MoreSeason four brings new tensions between the opposing nations of Earth, Mars and the Belt. New The Expanse teaser trailer from Amazon shows new worlds and problems – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRomain Dillet / TechCrunch: Spain-based payments startup Bnext raises $25M Series A, plans to expand to Mexico later this year — Fintech startup Bnext has raised a $25 million funding round. The Spanish company is building a banking product and has managed to attract 300,000 active users. Spain-based payments startup Bnext raises M Series A,
Read MoreThanks to the wonders of neural networks and machine learning algorithms, it’s now possible to do things that were once thought to be inordinately difficult to achieve with computers. It’s a combination of the right techniques and piles of computing power that make such feats doable, and [Robert Bond’s] ant zapping project is a great
Read MoreAndreessen Horowitz: A look at the history of open source as the big VC raises and multi-billion dollar exits for open source software startups become the norm — Editor’s Note: The open source software (OSS) movement has created some of our most important and widely used technologies, including operating systems, web browsers, and databases. A
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